New Faculty Seminar
Fall 2009
12:00 - 1:00 PM, 338 Library
Adrienne Christiansen and Karl Wirth

September 9
Welcome; long introductions: Ron Barrett, Louisa Bradtmiller, and Andrew Billing
Tip: The Macalester Faculty Meeting
September 16
Continue with long introductions: Brett Wilson, Alicia Johnson, Jamie Monson, and Randall Bauer
Tip
: Synching Google Mail and Google Calendar
September 23
Continue with long introductions: Alicia Munoz, Corie Hammers, Frederik Green, and Jean-Pierre Karegeye
Tip
: The faculty addendum; keeping records
September 30
Continue with long introductions; Rachel Lucas-Thompson, Neil Chudgar, John Kim, Darcy Burgund
Tip:
Requesting a Mid-Course Interview
October 7
How Are Things Going in the Classroom?
Tip: The International Roundtable
October 14
Mid-Course Interview
Tip
: Have a conversation with your department chair about your research agenda
October 21
Internal Funding-Wallace Research and Wallace International Travel Grants
Tip:
Requesting course evaluation forms
October 28
Scholarly Writing Strategies
Tip: Brain Rule #1: Brains work best when you are well fed and exercised
November 4
The Macalester Tenure Process (FPC)
Tip: Using your faculty ID as a “smart card” in the Campus Center
November 11
Course Evaluations, IDEA Forms, and Other Types
Tip:
Take a New Faculty Member to Lunch Program
November 18
Utilizing Campus Technology for Work Efficiency (Koralesky and Sen)
Tip: The Leonard Fund/Paying for student meals in your home
November 25
Active Learning Strategies in the Classroom (Wirth and Schmidt)
Tip: Ask to visit other faculty members’ classes just to observe
December 2
Using Oral Communication Assignments in Your Courses
Tip: Using spreadsheets for calculating student grades
December 9
Grading Student Work/Evaluating Systems Tip: The contract for student incompletes
December 16
Reflections on and Evaluation of the New Faculty Seminar